Orbital motion
principle · 1687 · Early modern era
A body moving around another under gravity.
Principles and materials it uses
- Universal gravitation — uses. Gravity sets the orbit.
Where it is used
- Artificial satellite — is used in. It moves in orbit.
- Space station — is used in. In low Earth orbit.
- Space telescope — is used in. Above the atmosphere.
- Docking — is used in. In orbit.
- Space debris — is used in. They remain in orbit.
What it is a kind of
- Geostationary orbit — includes. An orbit.